How many restaurants in your area are run by people who left New Orleans because of

Now that it has been well over a decade since Katrina, how many restaurants in your area are run by people who left New Orleans because of Katrina? When I was living in the Dallas area, there were quite a few. But I was surprised to find one out here in the desert. I suppose he wanted to get as far from hurricanes as possible. By the way, if you are ever in Las Cruces try the Rendezvous for breakfast or lunch. They close at 2PM.

That's an odd question. Do you chat up all local business owners, asking where they're originally from? I'm not trying to be snarky, this is just not something it would occur to me to do. And why restaurants, specifically?

That's an odd question. Do you chat up all local business owners, asking where they're originally from? I'm not trying to be snarky, this is just not something it would occur to me to do. And why restaurants, specifically?

In some cases, I learned about where the owners were from by the write up of the restaurant in the newspaper. In other cases, like for the Rendezvous here, it is mentioned in the menu. And in some cases, I might ask if the menu seems to be New Orleans style.

And actually, it is not just restaurants. There is an art business in Birmingham Alabama that is an out growth of a family owned business from New Orleans. They started the shop in Birmingham in order to protect the larger company from another hurricane. But I know this because my parents are friends with the owners. Plus the owners act as family to my family. I am immensely grateful to them for that.